Chapter 13 – Cockatrice Hunt

The night adventurer’s guild is crowded. This is because the first floor doubles as a bar. Liquor and food are sold right next to the window, so it’s rather noisy at night than in the morning or during the day.

Of course, the price of alcohol was a bit high compared to other bars, but the business was good because of the advantage of being able to eat right away while bragging about the reward received after completing the quest.

When I went into the guild with my luggage, it was hard to go among the people. It seemed that there was something wrong with the crowd.

Looking at it, a certain muscular adventurer was solving a story with a loud voice, saying that he had succeeded in a fucking quest. There were people crowding around it. It seemed that he had shot a glass at each of the adventurers around him.

Looking at his face, he seems like an idiot who came and went… I remember that he was probably a D-class. What a lovely landscape.

Anyway, I moved my luggage to the window. Then, as if they had waited, all kinds of merchants came and searched the bag. William controlled them and consulted over a price.

“Hoh… The beak is really big.”
“This crest is also dark in color.”
“I buy the eggs.”

As expected, Cockatrice japtem were so popular that they were sold out in an instant. Winia and William, who quickly collected tens of silver dollars, seemed quite calm. That kind of money can be touched at any time.

With a wizard and a skilled warrior, it would be easy to make money with this combination.

“Now, this is your 20 Cooper.”
“Thank you.”

After some bargaining, Mr. William paid for the cockatrice I had killed. He said that it was very fresh, less than a day after killing it, so the price came out well. 20 Cooper for only two monsters, it was an unbelievable price. Even though it’s a baby, it seems like there’s no cockatrice around here, so there’s such a bubble.

After taking the money, I headed to the window. The D+ level quest was successful. I felt like I could fly. But thinking about it, I didn’t check how much the reward was when I received the quest, but I already had 20 Cooper, so it wouldn’t matter if it was a little lower.

“Oh, Mr. Katt, are you here?”

There was a polite receptionist at the window. I felt like my tears were about to flow. Didn’t this person arrange this quest in the first place, I want to treat you to a meal.

Hehe, nice to meet you. The quest you gave me the other day was a perfect success. I can’t even imagine how to repay this favor.”
“Finally, I’m able to act as a person. To be honest, I’ve been thinking, what am I going to do with this shit if I fail again because of a problem this time, but seeing you succeed like this, I’m also a bit relieved.”

When the receptionist said that, I also felt relieved. In this world without a dick, he is the one who thinks of me and does me a favor. I was a little afraid that I would sink such a person’s goodwill into the mud.

“Aren’t you tired from working overtime? I think I’ll have to buy you a bottle of holy water or something. No, I’m not betting on work. I’m just thankful.”

Dark circles are set in the eyes of the receptionist who works until late at night. Seeing it made my heart ache as if it were my own work.

“Don’t talk nonsense. Katt-san, if you succeed in a quest for the first time in a while, you’ll get so excited that you’re still in danger of being demoted, so be careful in the future, okay ?”
“Sure.”

Even if I said it harshly, I just thought that I should do it because I like people so much. Still, the demotion was well, the name was D+ difficulty, so I didn’t think I would be demoted even if I messed with a few quests in the future.

“This is a 35-year-old cooper. In the future, when you make or enter a party, try covering people. Then, next.”
“Aigoo!! Thank you! Then work hard!”

Having achieved the unbelievable feat of earning 55 coopers per day, I jumped out of my seat in joy!

Now it would be the best day to wash in the bathhouse and sleep in the inn. Before that, I had to say hello to Mr. William before I went. Because it was basic courtesy. I don’t think it’s okay to not do it for Winia, but if I don’t, I’ll be damned again.

Catching useless faults was Winia’s specialty her. She had the kind of creativity and wit that I could crave all day just by taking a breath.

“Hey, William. Thank you for today!”
“What are you thanking me for? Good luck.”

When he said goodbye vigorously, Mr. William responded by simply shaking his hand. And I looked to the side to say hello to Winia, indeed.

“Bastard. Isn’t it common sense to say hello to me first?”
“Come to think of it. I was wrong. Look at me.”
“Do you want me to watch you bastard?”
“Hey… You heard me well today…”

As expected, Winia made me uneasy by catching nonsensical faults. Her face was smiling, but she looked pretty upset that she didn’t say hello to her first. Her heart skipped a beat with each word she said.

For some reason, I was terribly anxious because I thought that I would not come up with this or that trick again because I hadn’t seen him in a long time.

“Um… Well, that’s all right. Bastard going home now?”
“I don’t know where my house is, I’ll just crawl into an inn and sleep.”

Literally another world homeless. I had no home. Life itself, earning a day and sleeping at an inn. But Copson is this bastard gone already? I can’t even see where it went.

“…Yes? William! See you! I’m coming!”
“Bye.”

Winia, who was thinking about my answer, greeted Mr. William cheerfully. It was a typical otherworlder that the attitude was very different depending on the person.

But, after greeting William, Winia suddenly hung the loop of her wand around her neck her. I panicked and tried to escape, but the difference in strength prevented me from doing so. I was pulled as is.

No, what the fuck, this isn’t even a dog collar.

“Then let’s go!”
“Billion! Hey, fuck this… Where…?”
“You don’t need to know where our bastards live!”

At this point, I felt that I had been fucked more than I thought. My head was spinning rapidly. What the hell are you trying to find out where I live? Do I have to sleep in a strange place today?

“If you yell, I’ll kill you.”

Looking at those sincere eyes, I seriously thought about where I went wrong.

After all, it was a big mistake from the day before that, holding a knife and throwing a knife at Winia, saying that it was fucked up. From then on, my life in another world was nothing but twisted. If you can’t put the wrong button on, you’ve got quite a few wrong buttons.

It must have started as a bit of a territorial attitude toward a novice adventurer from a barbarian tribe…
Did you know this was going to go wrong, bitch.

“Isn’t it?”
“Okay, let’s go… I’ll tell you where I live…”

With that said, she finally removed her wand her. It was impossible to resist against Winia, so I went to the inn where I was staying in silence.

Having found out where I lived, I had no idea what the hell I was trying to do. However, what was clear was that only an unfortunate future awaited them.

Good night.

Next thing, let’s do something like a corps escort to the next city. Come to think of it, this city [Krasheim] Where I am active is not my hometown, it is simply the place where I was summoned here for the first time. Stuck too long I have a little bit of money, so I’ll do anything.

Let’s take this opportunity to go to another city.

Eventually I arrived in front of the inn where I was staying.

“Here.”
“Huh… Is the bastard staying here?”
“I don’t have a place to go. I sleep and eat here when I’m young, but when I have a job, I go somewhere else to sleep. In fact, just sleeping here is a great blessing.”
“It sounds like a beggar. No, I’m sorry. I said it wrong. It sounds like a fucking beggar.”
“Say that to the innkeeper.”
“Are you dissatisfied?”
“It can’t be. I was just thinking that I was a beggar too. Maybe the innkeeper would too?”

Winia, whose eyes narrowed at the look of the inn that was more shabby than she thought, looked at the inn alternately with me with a strange gaze. A wizard like Winia would never imagine living in a place like this. It is certain that he will live in a good place like the magic tower. Or a luxury inn.

How much money do you earn?

You will not live in despair like me.

“Yeah. Well, see you bastard later.”
“Haha, yes, I will definitely see you again.”
“You seem insincere to answer again?”

Winia’s expression turned cold like ice in an instant.

“No no! Don’t go, please! I want to be with you a little longer!”
“Kyahahahaha! Bastard want to be with me? Do you like me that much? Huh?”
“Sure, I love fucking fuckers!”
“Yeah yeah! Then see you bastard next!”

I would like to see it if possible.

No matter how pretty you are, I can’t forgive you.

After awkwardly saying goodbye to Winia, she barely entered the inn.

The innkeeper greeted me with a tired face as usual, waving her hand appropriately. It was dinner time on the first floor of the inn, so everyone was eating here and there. So I got a bowl of soup and ate it. Again, it didn’t taste very good.

It was a bit late to go to the public bathhouse in the city, so I just went up and fell asleep. Let’s do the boring work tomorrow.

***

When I woke up, it was still morning. I thought it was late last night, but it seems that I slept earlier than I thought. At least I felt like I had benefited from knowing how to get up during the day.

Anyway, today I decided to take a break for the first time in a while. I have thick pockets, so I could be lazy for a day or so. Then it would be good to enjoy the holidays.

After properly preparing for the morning, I immediately got dressed and ran around the outskirts of the city. The morning breeze was refreshing, but my body felt drenched in sweat after running for about an hour.

For an adventurer, stamina is an asset that cannot be exchanged for anything. For adventurers who do rough and violent things, stamina is directly related to survival. Sometimes when I had free time like this, I used to run around the city to train my stamina.

“It’s fucking hard, fuck!”

When I was on Earth in my hometown, I was the owner of low-quality stamina that would make me run out of breath after just two laps around the playground, but after years of rolling hard in another world, I became a normal stamina monster in my own way even after running for about an hour.

After exercising, take a bath. 1 Cooper paid with trembling hands, went into the communal bath, and washed herself off. I don’t know anything else, but when I was washing in the bathtub like this, I felt just as comfortable as when I was back in my hometown.

It was still morning even after refreshingly coming out of the bath. I wanted to stop by the smithy, but I didn’t go because the sword and armor were all fine. I had to be outside to spend money, so I bought some skewers to eat for breakfast and lunch, chewed them, and headed to the library in the city.

“Welcome.”

The library is a place that is open to anyone as long as their status is a little clear. Of course, I couldn’t even dream of being an F-class adventurer, but as an E-class I could borrow books at any time. For a typical book, the rental fee was 1 cooper for two days.

I don’t know, information was fucking important regardless of the era, so after I became E-class, whenever I had time, I borrowed books from the library and learned about the other world.

Because I was suddenly dropped into another world without any notice, there were still many things I didn’t know even though I had been here for several years.

“Where…”

I have always loved reading books. Since it was a different world with no particular cultural life, there were naturally no hobbies to spend a holiday other than reading. So naturally, I have no choice but to become an avid reader. Of course, I don’t have the money or time, so I can’t read books often.

I chose a book. Even though it’s a book, it just looked like a fantasy setting house to my eyes, so no matter what book I picked, it was quite fun. For example, it is the same with the introduction to the foreign language I just picked up.

A book called “Introduction to Basic English” Would be boring and boring at all, but [Introduction to a language of different races] Would be fun just to look at, wouldn’t it?

So I borrowed a book and returned to the inn.